Louisville–Memphis rivalry

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Louisville–Memphis rivalry
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Sports Football, basketball, others
Originated 1948
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Locations of Louisville and Memphis

The Louisville–Memphis rivalry is a sports rivalry between the University of Louisville Cardinals and University of Memphis Tigers.[1] The two NCAA Division I schools compete in various sports, with men's basketball and college football in particular being prominent.[1] Both schools were represented in a 2008 Sheraton commercial featuring fans of other college sport rivals such as Michigan/Ohio State, Duke/North Carolina, USC/UCLA, and Syracuse/Georgetown.[2][3]

Men's basketball[]

Louisville–Memphis basketball rivalry
Louisville Cardinals wordmark.svg
Louisville Cardinals
Memphis Tigers wordmark.svg
Memphis Tigers
SportCollege Basketball
First meeting1949
Latest meetingDecember 16, 2017
Louisville 81 – Memphis 72
Statistics
All-time seriesLouisville leads, 53–36

The series between the men's basketball programs began in 1949.[4] Louisville leads the series 53–34. The two schools have played in four different conferences – the Missouri Valley Conference, Metro Conference, Conference USA, and for the 2013–14 season only, the American Athletic Conference.[5][4] Louisville joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2014.[6]

Louisville victoriesMemphis victories
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 1949 Memphis, TN Louisville 72–53
2 1949 Louisville, KY Louisville 79–58
3 1951 Memphis, TN Louisville 51–48
4 1956 Louisville, KY #10 Louisville 85–75
5 1957 Louisville, KY #5 Louisville 93–71
6 1957 Memphis, TN Memphis State 81–78
7 1963 Memphis, TN Memphis State 76–55
8 1964 Louisville, KY Louisville 69–57
9 1968 Memphis, TN Louisville 78–58
10 1968 Louisville, KY #19 Louisville 67–66
11 1970 Louisville, KY #19 Louisville 77–48
12 1970 Louisville, KY Louisville 77–44
13 1971 Memphis, TN Memphis State 78–75
14 1971 Louisville, KY Louisville 102–73
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
15 1972 Louisville, KY Memphis State 77–69
16 1972 Memphis, TN Memphis State 80–65
17 1973 Memphis, TN #17 Memphis State 81–76
18 1973 Louisville, KY Louisville 83–69
19 1974 Louisville, KY #16 Louisville 94–81
20 1974 Memphis, TN Memphis State 78–71
21 1975 Louisville, KY #3 Louisville 84–79
22 1975 Memphis, TN #19 Memphis State 79–74
23 1976 Louisville, KY Memphis State 87–76
24 1977 Louisville, KY #9 Louisville 111–92
25 1977 Memphis, TN Memphis State 87–77
262017New York, NYLouisville81–72
Series: Louisville leads 16–10

Football[]

Louisville–Memphis football rivalry
Louisville Cardinals wordmark.svg
Louisville Cardinals
Memphis Tigers wordmark.svg
Memphis Tigers
First meetingSeptember 25, 1948
Memphis State, 13–7
Latest meetingNovember 23, 2013
Louisville, 24–17
Statistics
Meetings total43
All-time seriesLouisville leads, 24–19[7]
Largest victoryLouisville 56, Memphis 0 (2010)
Longest win streakMemphis State, 8 (1948–1969)
Current win streakLouisville, 4 (2004–present)
Louisville victoriesMemphis victories
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 1948 Memphis, TN Memphis State 13–7
2 1952 Memphis, TN Memphis State 29–25
3 1961 Louisville, KY Memphis State 28–13
4 1962 Memphis, TN Memphis State 49–0
5 1963 Louisville, KY Memphis State 25–0
6 1964 Memphis, TN Memphis State 34–0
7 1968 Louisville, KY Memphis State 44–14
8 1969 Memphis, TN Memphis State 69–19
9 1970 Louisville, KY Louisville 40–27
10 1971 Memphis, TN Louisville 26–20
11 1972 Louisville, KY Louisville 17–0
12 1973 Memphis, TN Memphis State 28–21
13 1974 Louisville, KY Memphis State 16–10
14 1975 Memphis, TN Memphis State 41–7
15 1976 Louisville, KY Memphis State 26–14
16 1977 Memphis, TN Louisville 14–13
17 1978 Louisville, KY Memphis State 29–22
18 1979 Memphis, TN Memphis State 10–6
19 1980 Louisville, KY Louisville 38–14
20 1981 Memphis, TN Louisville 14–7
21 1982 Memphis, TN Louisville 38–19
22 1983 Louisville, KY Memphis State 45–7
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
23 1986 Louisville, KY Louisville 34–8
24 1987 Memphis, TN Memphis State 43–8
25 1988 Louisville, KY Louisville 29–18
26 1989 Memphis, TN Louisville 40–10
27 1990 Louisville, KY Louisville 19–17
28 1991 Memphis, TN Memphis State 35–7
29 1992 Louisville, KY Louisville 16–15
30 1993 Memphis, TN Louisville 54–28
31 1994 Louisville, KY Louisville 10–6
32 1995 Memphis, TN Louisville 17–7
33 1996 Louisville, KY Louisville 13–10
34 1997 Memphis, TN Memphis 21–20
35 1998 Louisville, KY Louisville 35–32
36 1999 Memphis, TN Louisville 32–31
37 2001 Louisville, KY Louisville 38–21
38 2002 Memphis, TN Louisville 38–32
39 2003 Louisville, KY Memphis 37–7
40 2004 Memphis, TN #14 Louisville 56–49
41 2008 Memphis, TN Louisville 35–28
42 2010 Louisville, KY Louisville 56–0
43 2013 Louisville, KY #21 Louisville 24–17
Series: Louisville leads 24–19[7]

See also[]

  • List of NCAA college football rivalry games

References[]

  1. ^ a b Murtaugh, Frank. "Memphis vs. Louisville: A Rivalry Renewed".
  2. ^ "Storied Rivalry: Louisville vs. Memphis - 1450 & 96.1 The Big X". 1 March 2014.
  3. ^ emilyhope17 (14 February 2008). "Sheraton NCAA Play Nice Commercial" – via YouTube.
  4. ^ a b "For Memphis Tigers basketball, Louisville was the rival it once loved to hate".
  5. ^ "CardinalSports.com - Rivalry Reunited: Memphis". 16 December 2017.
  6. ^ "ACC votes to add Louisville in 2014". 28 November 2012.
  7. ^ a b "Winsipedia - Louisville Cardinals vs. Memphis Tigers football series history". Winsipedia.
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